Spur



1. v. CALDEHON. SPUR.

APPLICAT|0N- FILED APR. 26, |920.

1,351,619, Patented Aug., 31,1920.

LJNETED STATES Parmi? ossi-Loa.

\ LOPE VICENTE CALDERON, or LA OEIBA. HONDURAS. i

SPUR.-

To all fr0/1.0m t may concern.'

Be it known that I, LOPE VICENTE CAL- DnRN, a citizen ofthe Republic ofI-Ionduras, residing at La Ceiba, Honduras, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Spurs; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

My present invention relates to improvements in spurs, and consists inproviding a special form of spur in whiclithe rowel may be securely heldin the projecting or operative position when desired; but in which itmay also be swung to the masked or inoperative position when desired andsecurely held in place in said position.

The invention is not only intended to apply to ordinary horsemens spurs,but to military spurs. It is well known that. certain riding animalsrequire the spur, and' that with others the use of a spur is frequentlynot only one of irritation but of danger to the rider; and the object ofmy present invention is to provide a spur to be used as such only whenneeded, which may be thrown out of operation entirely when not needed.In the same way the military spur is apt to be very much in the way atsocial functions, or in the ordinary pursuits of an oicer who is obligedto wear spurs as a part of his uniform, but rarely needs to put the sameinto actual use.

The invention is intended to provide a practical spur for militarypurposes also.

My invention will be more fully understood after reference to theaccompanying drawings, in'which like parts are indicated by similarreference symbols throughout the several views, and in which Figure l isa perspective view showing the spur with the rowel in the operativeposition.

Fig. 2 is a plan view Of the device shown in Fig. l, parts being brokenaway.

' Fig. 3 is a rear view of the spur with the royel in the masked orinoperative position; anc

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 3, parts being brokenaway.

v A represents the U-shaped heel piece of the spur adapted to fit overthe heel of the wearer, and is provided with a hinge plate B to whichthe yoke D, carrying the rowel E, is connected by means of the hinge pinC.l

Specification of Letters Patent. Pittlitd Aug. 31, 1920.

Application ied April 2e, 1920.

Serial No. 376,817.

The rowel E is journaled in the yoke D in the usual way, as by means ofa pin F.

G represents the' U-shaped guard plate which is hinged, as at g, to thesides of the heel piece A, and is provided with a notch go adapted to`engage the-portion cl of the yoke D, as shown most clearly in Figs. land 3. When the rowel is in the operative position the yoke D is swungout to the position shown in Figs. l and 2, and the notch go engages thepart d of the said yoke and holds the yoke firmly in place with therowel projecting and ready for use. When it is desired to mask the.rowel the guard plate G is lifted far enough to clear the notch go fromthe upper edge al of the` yoke D, and the said yoke is swung about itspivot to the right or left, and the guard plate G is swung down again,masking the rowel, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The parts should be soarranged that the guard plate` will not pass down below the rowel whenin the position shown in Figs. 3` and 4, and this may be accomplished byhaving the parts so adjusted as to hold in frictional engagement; but ifa positive stop is desired vsuch a stop may be provided, as at h, seeFig. 1. Such a stop, however, will ordinarily not be necessary.

The heel plate A may be attached to the foot of the wearer in anyconvenient way, as by means of the usual straps or chains, not shown,connected to the studs I shown in Fig. 1.

It will 'be obvious that the herein described construction may be variedin certain details which could be used without departing from the spiritof my invention; and I do not mean to limit the invention to suchdetails except as particularly pointed out in the claims.

Having thu-s described my invention what I cla-im and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is r.

l. In. a spur the combination with a U- shaped heel plate adapted toengage the heel of the wearer, of a hinge plate secured to the rearthereof, a yoke hinged to said hinge plate, a rowel journaled insaidyoke, and a guard plate pivoted to the exterior of said heelplate-and adapted to lock said hinged yoke in the-open or closedposition. 2. In a spur the combination with a U- shaped heel plateadapted to engage the heel of the wearer, of a hinge plate secured tothe rear thereof, a yoke hinged to said hinge plate, a rowel Journaledin said yoke, and a U-shaped guard plate hinged to said heel plate andprovided with a centrally disposed notch adapted to engage the upperedge of said yoke and to lock the same in the distended position, thesaid yoke and rowel being adapted to fit snugly inside of said guardplate when the said yoke is swung laterally to the closed position.

3. In a spur the combination with a U- shaped heel'plate adapted toengage the heel of the wearer, of a hinge platev secured to the rearthereof a oke hinged to said hinge 7 y t) D of the wearer, of a hingeplate secured to the rear thereof, a yoke hinged to said hinge plate, afrowel journaled in said yoke, and a U-shaped guard plate hinged to saidheel plate and provided with a centrally disposed notch adapted toengage the upper edge of said yoke and to lock the same in the distendedposition, the said yoke and rowel being adapted to fit snugly inside ofsaid guard plate when the said yoke is swung ylaterally to the closedposition, and a stop carried by said heel plate to liinit the downwardtravel of said guard plate.

5. In a spur the combination with a U- shaped heel plate adapted toengage the heel of the wearer, of ayoke pivoted to the rear of said heelplate, a rowel ournaled in said yoke, and a guard plate pivoted to theexterior of said heel plate and adapted to lock said hinged yoke in theopen or closed position. Y

6. In a spur the combination with a U- shaped heel plate adapted toengage the heel of the wearer, of a yoke pivoted to the rear of saidheel plate, a rowel journaled in said yoke, and a U-shaped guard platehinged to said heel plate and provided with a eentrally disposed notchadapted Vto engage the upper edge of said yoke and to lock the same inthe distended position, thesaid yoke androwel being adapted to fitsnugly inside of said guard plate when the said yoke is swung laterallyto the closed position.

Lern VICENTE CALDERON.

